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Re: VISA implications for professionals
Paul,
Section 1 clubs - and, maybe, some Premier League clubs - may find themselves between a rock and a hard place.
The ECB and the Home Office now define a professional as anyone who currently derives, has in the past derived, or will in the future derive any sort of living from cricket, whether coaching or playing. This likely includes - although the wording is ambiguous - anyone who has ever played U19 representative cricket in a foreign country.
Such 'professionals' can only be brought into the country under a Tier 5 Creative & Sporting VISA. The problem is that the only cricketers eligible for such a VISA are current first-class cricketers, who are ineligible to play in Section One.
I hope that helps, but I fear that it won't,
Michael
with the new pro regulations coming into play is now not the perfect opportunity to ban the overseas pro from section 1 and below ?
Taito, It's good news.
Section 1 sides can't pay anyone who 'holidays' here.
Think of all the money that will save!
I think you can be sure there'll be a few boys watching with their whistle to their lips.
Could just create a surge in the employment of locals of course.
Re: Taito
If any club needs information or advice regarding overseas players below the Premier League, please feel free to contact me on 07980 514186 or rbellccc@aol.com
Re Taito
Interested to see the response to this, I'm sure you have read the article on cricket Europe north wests page
http://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2017/articles/000029/002900.shtml
If applied to NCU this would mean an overseas player could play section 1 or below just not be paid for playing or coaching. Not sure how this will be policed but the original message from NCU said clubs chairpersons would be liable for fines.
Hope I'm not getting anything wrong as applies to the NCU and really not sure how Irish/UK passport holders affected.
I know some of the section 1 clubs are getting together to discuss the issue but does anyone know for sure how the new visa regulations affect the signing of pros for section 1 clubs?
If only poor old McGinty knew he had such a versatile and fiendishly clever goat he would be poor no more!
He could sell it on for a king's ransom to all these gullible 'suits' with money burning a hole in their deep pockets as the next big name to sign
for their club ?
Dear knows I can see it happening, fact is often stranger than fiction
and good old McGinty will be laughing all the way to the bank!!!
( somebody tell him if they see him before me )
Sitting here at Tillisburn Roundabout with the Belmont Billionaires and the Holywood Millionaires on either side I'm thinking of the old Stealers Wheel song:
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right...........
So much $$$ and £££ flying overhead that air traffic control at GB-BCA are working 25 hours a day.
But I'm asking myself the question...
What happens to these two great old clubs when the @rse falls out of the insurance business or the Royal Bank of Holywood goes belly up????
'And I'm stuck in the middle with you'
Word has it that Lord Lucan seen riding Shergar up round the back of Slemish last night. Maybe John could confirm?
Well done to Portadown Taverners, for another fantastic evening of the 'inclusive cricket initiative'. Looking forward to more of the same.
Drumaness cricket club would like to say a massive thank you to CSNICC for making a very kind donation to help our club get back up and running. At a time when premier league clubs get a lot of criticism on how they spend their money, it is refreshing to see that sporting spirit and goodwill is in fact alive and well in our game. Thank you!
more news from hollywood cc is that they have had to cancel their new professional as he was coming from one of the banned countries and the US tycoons are now looking to spend in the local market....junior one clubs better watch out!
Looking a scarifier if any clubs have one for sale 07715950121
Whats all this bashing of holywood anyway? Is that not normally reserved for the holywood road club. Rumour has it that its not money from the arabs that flowing at the club but from the local US tycoon, who is as popular as president trump…. They are playing as Hollywood CC next season.
On a serious note, good luck to thoese 3 lads from service, they obviously couldn’t do it at stormont so looking to a lower club for a chance. From what I see with these guns, the other young lads walsh and shannon (who both must me on a pound a wicket too) stalwarts mccormick and duddy they are good team!
I say if any club have some cash, why not throw it about. Just imagine how satisfied skipper mccormick will be leading the team into the premier league – don’t forget holywood have a great long history so it will be wonderful seeing the local lads bringing then back to the big time. I am sure john kerstens, simon burrowes and Michael Shannon will be over the moon!
Update on the Holywood Billionaires.....
Apparently the Fake Sheik and others have been running 15 of these RHI wood pellet burners in the club house for the last 3 years.
Indeed club reps at at the High Court today to prevent publication of names..
Watch this space
Great teas though
B.M.G....
